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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers wants to create a new $500 income tax credit to help cover family caregiver expenses, a $200 million proposal announced T

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislatures Republican-controlled budget committee approved...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans decided Wednesday to shift federal aid to...

Gov. Tony Evers wants to create a new $500 income tax credit to help cover family caregiver expenses, a $200 million proposal announced Tuesday that will be a part of the governor's state budget plan submitted to the Legislature next week.

Gov. Tony Evers wants to create a new $500 tax credit to help cover family caregiver expenses, a $200 million proposal announced Tuesday.

The tax credit was included in budget proposals Evers announced that are targeted to help children and families.

Some of the prescription drug measures Evers is proposing were included in the Democratic governors 2019-2021 budget, but ended up being pulled by state Republicans. Back in the upcoming budget will be removing prescription copays from the states Medicaid program, BadgerCare, and creating a state program to reduce the costs of prescription drugs while importing low-cost replacement options. Evers latest proposal largely follows recommendations made last fall by the the Governors Task Force on R...

By Matt Rothschild - Feb 4th, 2021 09:42 am //end headline wrapper ?> Van Wanggaard. Photo from the State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2015-16. Amid the outcry over the insanity of Republican legislators trying to overturn Gov. Tony Evers’s mask mandate, a particularly outrageous display of Republican COVID callousness hasn’t received the attention it deserves. And that’s the GOP’s effort to block inmates from getting immunizations ahead of the general populat...

MADISON — Last month, Gov. Tony Evers’ new secretary-designee of the dysfunctional state Department of Workforce Development claimed victory over a massive backlog of Unemployment Insurance claims.It was a premature

Wisconsin revenue projections more than $1 billion higher than November estimate The forecast is based on key assumptions, including that COVID-19 infections peak this month and fall significantly as vaccinations take place. Additional federal stimulus dollars could also impact projections. Written By: Mitchell Schmidt / The Wisconsin State Journal | 6:00 pm, Jan. 27, 2021 × The Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison. (Laura Zimmerman/WPR) Wisconsin general fund tax collectio...